Use Lua style error messages in the rom files

This makes it mostly consistent with the Java APIs, and makes debugging
significantly easier.

src/main/resources/assets/computercraft/lua/rom/apis/colors.lua

@@ -45,6 +45,6 @@ function rgb8( r, g, b )
             bit32.lshift( bit32.band(g * 255, 0xFF), 8 ) +
             bit32.band(b * 255, 0xFF)
     else
-        error( "Expected 1 or 3 numbers" )
+        error( "Expected 1 or 3 numbers", 2 )
     end
 end

src/main/resources/assets/computercraft/lua/rom/apis/paintutils.lua

@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ end
 
 function loadImage( sPath )
     if type( sPath ) ~= "string" then
-        error( "Expected path", 2 )
+        error( "bad argument #1 (expected string, got " .. type( sPath ) .. ")", 2 )
     end
 
     local tImage = {}
@@ -33,9 +33,9 @@ function loadImage( sPath )
 end
 
 function drawPixel( xPos, yPos, nColour )
-    if type( xPos ) ~= "number" or type( yPos ) ~= "number" or (nColour ~= nil and type( nColour ) ~= "number") then
+    if type( xPos ) ~= "number" then error( "bad argument #1 (expected number, got " .. type( xPos ) .. ")", 2 ) end
-        error( "Expected x, y, colour", 2 )
+    if type( yPos ) ~= "number" then error( "bad argument #2 (expected number, got " .. type( yPos ) .. ")", 2 ) end
-    end
+    if nColour ~= nil and type( nColour ) ~= "number" then error( "bad argument #3 (expected number, got " .. type( nColour ) .. ")", 2 ) end
     if nColour then
         term.setBackgroundColor( nColour )
     end
@@ -43,11 +43,11 @@ function drawPixel( xPos, yPos, nColour )
 end
 
 function drawLine( startX, startY, endX, endY, nColour )
-    if type( startX ) ~= "number" or type( startX ) ~= "number" or
+    if type( startX ) ~= "number" then error( "bad argument #1 (expected number, got " .. type( startX ) .. ")", 2 ) end
-       type( endX ) ~= "number" or type( endY ) ~= "number" or
+    if type( startY ) ~= "number" then error( "bad argument #2 (expected number, got " .. type( startY ) .. ")", 2 ) end
-       (nColour ~= nil and type( nColour ) ~= "number") then
+    if type( endX ) ~= "number" then error( "bad argument #3 (expected number, got " .. type( endX ) .. ")", 2 ) end
-        error( "Expected startX, startY, endX, endY, colour", 2 )
+    if type( endY ) ~= "number" then error( "bad argument #4 (expected number, got " .. type( endY ) .. ")", 2 ) end
-    end
+    if nColour ~= nil and type( nColour ) ~= "string" then error( "bad argument #5 (expected number, got " .. type( nColour ) .. ")", 2 ) end
     
     startX = math.floor(startX)
     startY = math.floor(startY)
@@ -103,11 +103,11 @@ function drawLine( startX, startY, endX, endY, nColour )
 end
 
 function drawBox( startX, startY, endX, endY, nColour )
-    if type( startX ) ~= "number" or type( startX ) ~= "number" or
+    if type( startX ) ~= "number" then error( "bad argument #1 (expected number, got " .. type( startX ) .. ")", 2 ) end
-       type( endX ) ~= "number" or type( endY ) ~= "number" or
+    if type( startY ) ~= "number" then error( "bad argument #2 (expected number, got " .. type( startY ) .. ")", 2 ) end
-       (nColour ~= nil and type( nColour ) ~= "number") then
+    if type( endX ) ~= "number" then error( "bad argument #3 (expected number, got " .. type( endX ) .. ")", 2 ) end
-        error( "Expected startX, startY, endX, endY, colour", 2 )
+    if type( endY ) ~= "number" then error( "bad argument #4 (expected number, got " .. type( endY ) .. ")", 2 ) end
-    end
+    if nColour ~= nil and type( nColour ) ~= "string" then error( "bad argument #5 (expected number, got " .. type( nColour ) .. ")", 2 ) end
 
     startX = math.floor(startX)
     startY = math.floor(startY)
@@ -147,11 +147,11 @@ function drawBox( startX, startY, endX, endY, nColour )
 end
 
 function drawFilledBox( startX, startY, endX, endY, nColour )
-    if type( startX ) ~= "number" or type( startX ) ~= "number" or
+    if type( startX ) ~= "number" then error( "bad argument #1 (expected number, got " .. type( startX ) .. ")", 2 ) end
-       type( endX ) ~= "number" or type( endY ) ~= "number" or
+    if type( startY ) ~= "number" then error( "bad argument #2 (expected number, got " .. type( startY ) .. ")", 2 ) end
-       (nColour ~= nil and type( nColour ) ~= "number") then
+    if type( endX ) ~= "number" then error( "bad argument #3 (expected number, got " .. type( endX ) .. ")", 2 ) end
-        error( "Expected startX, startY, endX, endY, colour", 2 )
+    if type( endY ) ~= "number" then error( "bad argument #4 (expected number, got " .. type( endY ) .. ")", 2 ) end
-    end
+    if nColour ~= nil and type( nColour ) ~= "string" then error( "bad argument #5 (expected number, got " .. type( nColour ) .. ")", 2 ) end
 
     startX = math.floor(startX)
     startY = math.floor(startY)
@@ -185,9 +185,9 @@ function drawFilledBox( startX, startY, endX, endY, nColour )
 end
 
 function drawImage( tImage, xPos, yPos )
-    if type( tImage ) ~= "table" or type( xPos ) ~= "number" or type( yPos ) ~= "number" then
+    if type( tImage ) ~= "table" then error( "bad argument #1 (expected number, got " .. type( tImage ) .. ")", 2 ) end
-        error( "Expected image, x, y", 2 )
+    if type( xPos ) ~= "number" then error( "bad argument #2 (expected number, got " .. type( xPos ) .. ")", 2 ) end
-    end
+    if type( yPos ) ~= "number" then error( "bad argument #3 (expected number, got " .. type( yPos ) .. ")", 2 ) end
     for y=1,#tImage do
         local tLine = tImage[y]
         for x=1,#tLine do

src/main/resources/assets/computercraft/lua/rom/apis/parallel.lua

@@ -1,12 +1,17 @@
 
-local function create( first, ... )
+local function create( ... )
-	if first ~= nil then
+    local tFns = table.pack(...)
-	    if type( first ) ~= "function" then
+    local tCos = {}
-    		error( "Expected function, got "..type( first ), 3 )
+    for i = 1, tFns.n, 1 do
-    	end
+        local fn = tFns[i]
- 		return coroutine.create(first), create( ... )
+        if type( fn ) ~= "function" then 
+            error( "bad argument #" .. i .. " (expected function, got " .. type( fn ) .. ")", 3 ) 
+        end
+        
+        tCos[i] = coroutine.create(fn)
     end
-    return nil
+    
+    return tCos
 end
 
 local function runUntilLimit( _routines, _limit )
@@ -51,11 +56,11 @@ local function runUntilLimit( _routines, _limit )
 end
 
 function waitForAny( ... )
-    local routines = { create( ... ) }
+    local routines = create( ... )
     return runUntilLimit( routines, #routines - 1 )
 end
 
 function waitForAll( ... )
-    local routines = { create( ... ) }
+    local routines = create( ... )
 	runUntilLimit( routines, 0 )
 end

src/main/resources/assets/computercraft/lua/rom/apis/peripheral.lua

@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ end
 
 function isPresent( _sSide )
     if type( _sSide ) ~= "string" then
-        error( "Expected string", 2 )
+        error( "bad argument #1 (expected string, got " .. type( _sSide ) .. ")", 2 ) 
     end
 	if native.isPresent( _sSide ) then
 		return true
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ end
 
 function getType( _sSide )
     if type( _sSide ) ~= "string" then
-        error( "Expected string", 2 )
+        error( "bad argument #1 (expected string, got " .. type( _sSide ) .. ")", 2 )
     end
 	if native.isPresent( _sSide ) then
 		return native.getType( _sSide )
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ end
 
 function getMethods( _sSide )
     if type( _sSide ) ~= "string" then
-        error( "Expected string", 2 )
+        error( "bad argument #1 (expected string, got " .. type( _sSide ) .. ")", 2 )
     end
 	if native.isPresent( _sSide ) then
 		return native.getMethods( _sSide )
@@ -68,8 +68,11 @@ function getMethods( _sSide )
 end
 
 function call( _sSide, _sMethod, ... )
-    if type( _sSide ) ~= "string" or type( _sMethod ) ~= "string" then
+    if type( _sSide ) ~= "string" then
-        error( "Expected string, string", 2 )
+        error( "bad argument #1 (expected string, got " .. type( _sSide ) .. ")", 2 )
+    end
+    if type( _sSide ) ~= "string" then
+        error( "bad argument #2 (expected string, got " .. type( _sMethod ) .. ")", 2 )
     end
 	if native.isPresent( _sSide ) then
 		return native.call( _sSide, _sMethod, ... )
@@ -85,8 +88,8 @@ function call( _sSide, _sMethod, ... )
 end
 
 function wrap( _sSide )
-    if type( _sSide ) ~= "string"  then
+    if type( _sSide ) ~= "string" then
-        error( "Expected string", 2 )
+        error( "bad argument #1 (expected string, got " .. type( _sSide ) .. ")", 2 )
     end
 	if peripheral.isPresent( _sSide ) then
 		local tMethods = peripheral.getMethods( _sSide )
@@ -102,8 +105,11 @@ function wrap( _sSide )
 end
 
 function find( sType, fnFilter )
-    if type( sType ) ~= "string" or (fnFilter ~= nil and type( fnFilter ) ~= "function") then
+    if type( _sSide ) ~= "string" then
-        error( "Expected string, [function]", 2 )
+        error( "bad argument #1 (expected string, got " .. type( _sSide ) .. ")", 2 )
+    end
+    if fnFilter ~= nil and type( fnFilter ) ~= "string" then
+        error( "bad argument #2 (expected function, got " .. type( fnFilter ) .. ")", 2 )
     end
 	local tResults = {}
 	for n,sName in ipairs( peripheral.getNames() ) do

src/main/resources/assets/computercraft/lua/rom/apis/settings.lua

@@ -2,11 +2,13 @@
 local tSettings = {}
 
 function set( sName, value )
-    if type(sName) ~= "string" or
+    if type( sName ) ~= "string" then error( "bad argument #1 (expected string, got " .. type( sName ) .. ")", 2 ) end
-       (type(value) ~= "string" and type(value) ~= "number" and type(value) ~= "boolean" and type(value) ~= "table") then
+    
-        error( "Expected string, value", 2 )
+    local sValueTy = type(value)
+    if sValueTy ~= "number" and sValueTy ~= "string" and sValueTy ~= "boolean" and sValueTy ~= "table" then 
+        error( "bad argument #2 (expected value, got " .. sValueTy .. ")", 2 ) 
     end
-    if type(value) == "table" then
+    if sValueTy == "table" then
         -- Ensure value is serializeable
         value = textutils.unserialize( textutils.serialize(value) )
     end
@@ -28,7 +30,7 @@ end
 
 function get( sName, default )
     if type(sName) ~= "string" then
-        error( "Expected string", 2 )
+        error( "bad argument #1 (expected string, got " .. type( sName ) .. ")", 2 ) 
     end
     local result = tSettings[ sName ]
     if result ~= nil then
@@ -40,7 +42,7 @@ end
 
 function unset( sName )
     if type(sName) ~= "string" then
-        error( "Expected string", 2 )
+        error( "bad argument #1 (expected string, got " .. type( sName ) .. ")", 2 ) 
     end
     tSettings[ sName ] = nil
 end
@@ -59,7 +61,7 @@ end
 
 function load( sPath )
     if type(sPath) ~= "string" then
-        error( "Expected string", 2 )
+        error( "bad argument #1 (expected string, got " .. type( sPath ) .. ")", 2 ) 
     end
     local file = fs.open( sPath, "r" )
     if not file then
@@ -86,7 +88,7 @@ end
 
 function save( sPath )
     if type(sPath) ~= "string" then
-        error( "Expected string", 2 )
+        error( "bad argument #1 (expected string, got " .. type( sPath ) .. ")", 2 ) 
     end
     local file = fs.open( sPath, "w" )
     if not file then

src/main/resources/assets/computercraft/lua/rom/apis/window.lua

@@ -18,20 +18,18 @@ local tHex = {
     [ colors.black ] = "f",
 }
 
+local type = type
 local string_rep = string.rep
 local string_sub = string.sub
 local table_unpack = table.unpack
 
 function create( parent, nX, nY, nWidth, nHeight, bStartVisible )
-
+    if type( parent ) ~= "table" then error( "bad argument #1 (expected table, got " .. type( parent ) .. ")", 2 ) end
-    if type( parent ) ~= "table" or
+    if type( nX ) ~= "number" then error( "bad argument #2 (expected number, got " .. type( nX ) .. ")", 2 ) end
-       type( nX ) ~= "number" or
+    if type( nY ) ~= "number" then error( "bad argument #3 (expected number, got " .. type( nY ) .. ")", 2 ) end
-       type( nY ) ~= "number" or
+    if type( nWidth ) ~= "number" then error( "bad argument #4 (expected number, got " .. type( nWidth ) .. ")", 2 ) end
-       type( nWidth ) ~= "number" or
+    if type( nHeight ) ~= "number" then error( "bad argument #5 (expected number, got " .. type( nHeight ) .. ")", 2 ) end
-       type( nHeight ) ~= "number" or
+    if bStartVisible ~= nil and type( bStartVisible ) ~= "boolean" then error( "bad argument #6 (expected boolean, got " .. type( bStartVisible ) .. ")", 2 ) end
-       (bStartVisible ~= nil and type( bStartVisible ) ~= "boolean") then
-        error( "Expected object, number, number, number, number, [boolean]", 2 )
-    end
 
     if parent == term then
         error( "term is not a recommended window parent, try term.current() instead", 2 )
@@ -193,9 +191,9 @@ function create( parent, nX, nY, nWidth, nHeight, bStartVisible )
     end
 
     function window.blit( sText, sTextColor, sBackgroundColor )
-        if type(sText) ~= "string" or type(sTextColor) ~= "string" or type(sBackgroundColor) ~= "string" then
+        if type( sText ) ~= "string" then error( "bad argument #1 (expected string, got " .. type( sText ) .. ")", 2 ) end
-            error( "Expected string, string, string", 2 )
+        if type( sTextColor ) ~= "string" then error( "bad argument #2 (expected string, got " .. type( sTextColor ) .. ")", 2 ) end
-        end
+        if type( sBackgroundColor ) ~= "string" then error( "bad argument #3 (expected string, got " .. type( sBackgroundColor ) .. ")", 2 ) end
         if #sTextColor ~= #sText or #sBackgroundColor ~= #sText then
             error( "Arguments must be the same length", 2 )
         end
@@ -243,9 +241,8 @@ function create( parent, nX, nY, nWidth, nHeight, bStartVisible )
     end
 
     function window.setCursorPos( x, y )
-        if type( x ) ~= "number" or type( y ) ~= "number" then
+        if type( x ) ~= "number" then error( "bad argument #1 (expected number, got " .. type( x ) .. ")", 2 ) end
-            error( "Expected number, number", 2 )
+        if type( y ) ~= "number" then error( "bad argument #2 (expected number, got " .. type( y ) .. ")", 2 ) end
-        end
         nCursorX = math.floor( x )
         nCursorY = math.floor( y )
         if bVisible then
@@ -254,9 +251,7 @@ function create( parent, nX, nY, nWidth, nHeight, bStartVisible )
     end
 
     function window.setCursorBlink( blink )
-        if type( blink ) ~= "boolean" then
+        if type( blink ) ~= "boolean" then error( "bad argument #1 (expected boolean, got " .. type( blink ) .. ")", 2 ) end
-            error( "Expected boolean", 2 )
-        end
         bCursorBlink = blink
         if bVisible then
             updateCursorBlink()
@@ -276,10 +271,10 @@ function create( parent, nX, nY, nWidth, nHeight, bStartVisible )
     end
 
     local function setTextColor( color )
-        if type(color) ~= "number" then
+        if type( color ) ~= "number" then 
-            error( "Expected number", 3 )
+            error( "bad argument #1 (expected number, got " .. type( color ) .. ")", 2 )
         elseif tHex[color] == nil then
-            error( "Invalid color", 3 )
+            error( "Invalid color", 2 )
         end
         nTextColor = color
         if bVisible then
@@ -287,26 +282,25 @@ function create( parent, nX, nY, nWidth, nHeight, bStartVisible )
         end
     end
 
-    function window.setTextColor( color )
+    window.setTextColor = setTextColor
-        setTextColor( color )
+    window.setTextColour = setTextColor
-    end
-
-    function window.setTextColour( color )
-        setTextColor( color )
-    end
 
     function window.setPaletteColour( colour, r, g, b )
+        if type( colour ) ~= "number" then error( "bad argument #1 (expected number, got " .. type( colour ) .. ")", 2 ) end
+        
         local tCol
-        if type(colour) == "number" and type(r) == "number" and g == nil and b == nil then
+        if type(r) == "number" and g == nil and b == nil then
             tCol = { colours.rgb8( r ) }
             tPalette[ colour ] = tCol
-        elseif type(colour) == "number" and type(r) == "number" and type(g) == "number" and type(b) == "number" then
+        else
+            if type( r ) ~= "number" then error( "bad argument #2 (expected number, got " .. type( r ) .. ")", 2 ) end
+            if type( g ) ~= "number" then error( "bad argument #3 (expected number, got " .. type( g ) .. ")", 2 ) end
+            if type( b ) ~= "number" then error( "bad argument #4 (expected number, got " .. type( b ) .. ")", 2 ) end
+            
             tCol = tPalette[ colour ]
             tCol[1] = r
             tCol[2] = g
             tCol[3] = b
-        else
-            error( "Expected number, number, number, number", 2 )
         end
 
         if bVisible then
@@ -324,30 +318,23 @@ function create( parent, nX, nY, nWidth, nHeight, bStartVisible )
     window.getPaletteColor = window.getPaletteColour
 
     local function setBackgroundColor( color )
-        if type(color) ~= "number" then
+        if type( color ) ~= "number" then
-            error( "Expected number", 3 )
+            error( "bad argument #1 (expected number, got " .. type( color ) .. ")", 2 )
         elseif tHex[color] == nil then
             error( "Invalid color", 3 )
         end
         nBackgroundColor = color
     end
 
-    function window.setBackgroundColor( color )
+    window.setBackgroundColor = setBackgroundColor
-        setBackgroundColor( color )
+    window.setBackgroundColour = setBackgroundColor
-    end
-
-    function window.setBackgroundColour( color )
-        setBackgroundColor( color )
-    end
 
     function window.getSize()
         return nWidth, nHeight
     end
 
     function window.scroll( n )
-        if type( n ) ~= "number" then
+        if type( n ) ~= "number" then error( "bad argument #1 (expected number, got " .. type( n ) .. ")", 2 ) end
-            error( "Expected number", 2 )
-        end
         if n ~= 0 then
             local tNewLines = {}
             local sEmptyText = sEmptySpaceLine
@@ -392,9 +379,7 @@ function create( parent, nX, nY, nWidth, nHeight, bStartVisible )
 
     -- Other functions
     function window.setVisible( bVis )
-        if type( bVis) ~= "boolean" then
+        if type( bVis ) ~= "boolean" then error( "bad argument #1 (expected boolean, got " .. type( bVis ) .. ")", 2 ) end
-            error( "Expected boolean", 2 )
-        end
         if bVisible ~= bVis then
             bVisible = bVis
             if bVisible then
@@ -426,9 +411,11 @@ function create( parent, nX, nY, nWidth, nHeight, bStartVisible )
     end
 
     function window.reposition( nNewX, nNewY, nNewWidth, nNewHeight )
-        if type( nNewX ) ~= "number" or type( nNewY ) ~= "number" or type( nNewWidth ) ~= "number" or type( nNewWidth ) ~= "number" then
+        if type( nNewX ) ~= "number" then error( "bad argument #1 (expected number, got " .. type( nNewX ) .. ")", 2 ) end
-            error( "Expected number, number, number, number", 2 )
+        if type( nNewY ) ~= "number" then error( "bad argument #2 (expected number, got " .. type( nNewY ) .. ")", 2 ) end
-        end
+        if type( nNewWidth ) ~= "number" then error( "bad argument #3 (expected number, got " .. type( nNewWidth ) .. ")", 2 ) end
+        if type( nNewHeight ) ~= "number" then error( "bad argument #4 (expected number, got " .. type( nNewHeight ) .. ")", 2 ) end
+
         nX = nNewX
         nY = nNewY
         if nNewWidth and nNewHeight then